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  1. Hugh2
    So what youre saying is DHing him wasn't their first choice???
  2. Hugh2
    Cardinals 6 guys DH'd but it's primarily Herrera so I'll throw that one in the Full time DH pile. 4 out fo 7. Cubs 8 Guys DH'd Ballesteros took the most time at 40% DH also playing a little catcher and 1B. Austin who mostly sat on the bench but did play a little 1B took up 24% of the DH at bats. WIth Suzuki, and Owen Caisse taking up another 25% of the time at DH and effectively being the full time RF between the two of them. THat's another heavy rotation. 5 out of 8 teams.
  3. Hugh2
    I'm not confusing anything with anything I'm going down a list of every team and looking at how the DH position is rotated. SO far pretty much every team doesn't have a full time DH
  4. Hugh2
    I'll give you partial credit on the Brewers. But lets be real, they'd get out of that contract in a heartbeat if they could. And they did DH contreras a bit to rest him at catcher. But we will give you that one. 4 for 6.
  5. Hugh2
    Braves, didn't have one single guy reach more than 45% playing time as a DH. Pure rotation with Jurickson Profar, Drake Baldwin, Sean Murphy, and Ronald Acuna Jr all rotating the DH and plyaing the field. 4 for 5....moving down the line.
  6. Hugh2
    A's Rooker DH's the majority of the time so I'll give you guys that one. Lets move on to the Blue Jays George Springer DH'd 52% of the time While Santander took 40% of the DH at bats. Both those guys took the majority of at bats in RF and some in LF. WORLD SERIES caliber team literally rotating the DH. 3 for 4 here....moving down the line
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  8. Hugh2
    Thats literally one team, the first one in the alphabet. Lets go to #2. The Astros Alvarez DH'd only 52% of the time with Paredes taking up 30% of the DH at bats but also playing games at 1B/2B/3B. And Altuve getting rest by DHing 11% of the games.
  9. Hugh2
    That's insanely misleading. How many of those "full time DH's" are actually only playing 50-60% of the time with teams rotating? You also have literally 50% of all of baseball that didn't have a DH 20 years ago.
  10. Hugh2
    Dude. 1 game? try 37 games. Did Mike Trouts games in the field come before or after his injury???
  11. Hugh2
    Don't make me do all 30 teams Notin. Fact of the matter is, most teams use the DH position to rest guys while also allowing to leverage their bench and play match ups. You're not doing that as much with a full time DH.
  12. Hugh2
    Dude. it's literally happening all over baseball, it's not a fantasy it's what teams are doing. And if the second sentence was true isn't there 8 other positions on the field to get them at bats at OTHER than DH? When the Angels sit Mike Trout and move Jorge Soler to DH they're giving Matt Lugo time in LEFT field. If they're not resting their players why not just put Matt Lugo at DH????? I think that kinda debunks your whole bolded point right there. And that's literally just one team.
  13. Hugh2
    And is that guy DHing full time? or does he rotate in with other guys? Like I'm going to go through every team when I have more time, I literally just did one, starting with the Angels alphabetically. Mike Trout is their full time DH, but 4 other players DH'd that year, including Jorge Soler who took 1/4 of all DH at bats despite being the left fielder 1/2 the time. I suspect some very interesting results as I go through every team. I suspect many many of them have 1-2 other players taking up 25-50% of the DH at bats second to the majority holder of DH at bats.
  14. Hugh2
    Allow me to ask a follow up question. What if Yoshida had no options but cost the league minimum?
  15. Hugh2
    So in other words.....you have to be a very good hitter to be a full time DH.
  16. Hugh2
    Whoa whoa whoa how is that burden of proof on me? you're the one who literally omitted the DH position in 2/3 of baseball
  17. Hugh2
    Here's a better way to frame my argument. And this could open up a much longer conversation but for the sake of simplicity "All things considered" do we think that the Boston Red Sox (if they could) would rid themselves of the Yoshida contract? as in, they would owe him nothing and would have to give up nothing to get rid of him? Do the Sox press that button, or would they elect to keep him and pay him?
  18. Hugh2
    My point was, in the absence of having a David Ortiz type player it's best to be able to use the DH position to rest people. Every roster is different. This doesn't mean there isn't a place for guys like Schwarber, that a lot of teams dont' have guys that spend significant time DHin'g etc etc. You could say the Sox have a DH in Yoshida. It's not like he's the shinning glimmering example of a DH. He clogs up the roster in so many ways, and would you want him playing 20-80 games in the field a year like some of the guys on your list?
  19. Hugh2
    You literally posted players who DH'd 60-80 games. So literally half your list.
  20. Hugh2
    Exactly. Saying teams like to rotate the DH position isn't analogous with DH's don't exist anymore. Of course they do, one doesn't disprove the other I suppose was my point.
  21. Hugh2
    Well that's just the thing, I don't see them adding two infielders and I don't see them starting Hamilton, Romy, Romero, or Sogard. So I think the plan is going to be Mayer at (put infield position here). Now he very well may not stay healthy and you end up with Romy playing the field anyways.
  22. Hugh2
    But even then, that's a small list of guys who were position players up until recently. I mean just look at free agency, how often are teams going out and giving away multiple and massive DH contracts vs. teams just move a guy off position there. Most DH's are made, not paid for. That's telling.
  23. Hugh2
    Well, if Mayer is the fall back at 2b-3b? who is the other 2B-3B if Story is at SS? I suppose my point is if Mayer is your plan B, then the Sox need to aquire two infielders. Unless of course we think David Hamilton is ready to be the every day 2Bman.
  24. Hugh2
    I don't think an outfielder maybe named Duran or other gets traded until Kyle Tucker signs, maybe even Bellinger too. You'd expect the losers of those bidding wars to ramp up their efforts to attain someone like Duran.
  25. Hugh2
    I don't disagree with this reality at all. I just think it's more of a factor of guys who can still really hit who age themselves out of the field (not that young DH's don't exist). I think every single team in baseball would rather have that player play adaquate to better defense in the field than DH. Think of it this way, DH's are typically made and not signed. Obviously there are exceptions E.G. Schwarber.
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